Brain and nervous system - MBS item (40806)

The following MBS item is included in this clinical category.

40806
Treatment of medically refractory essential tremor with magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound, performed by a neurosurgeon in association with the services described in items 40804 and 40805, including: (a) computer assisted anatomical localisation; and (b) frame placement; and (c) target verification using anatomical and physiological techniques; and (d) delivery of treatment with lesion production in the basal ganglia, brain stem, thalamus or deep white matter tracts Applicable once per patient per lifetime (H) (Anaes.)